A while later, Robin left the box at the restaurant while holding the agreement. Passing it to Elise, he said, “Done.”
Elise took it over and saw Reginald’s signature, but the handwriting wasn’t decent. Shaking her head, she said with a bitter smile, “It’s useless. He’ll never admit it under such a status.”
Then she walked forward, and Robbin followed her.
After they left, several ambulances arrived at Celeste Restaurant and soon roared away.
Walking on a lane, a breeze disheveled Elise’s long hair. She wore a t-shirt with floral patterns, a white coat, and a long skirt. Her charm attracted a lot of men’s attention on the way.
Elise walked next to Robin, tossing her hair. “Thank you, Robin. If it weren’t for you, I would end up miserably tonight. I knew I couldn’t get this contract signed today, but I was unwilling to give up. I’m too reluctant. I want to gain the Robin-Sophia Group’s project so eagerly as it’s my only chance. It will decide if I can gain back the position of chairwoman. It’s been seven years, and I’m so close to it this time.”
Elise felt frustrated as she had wasted a night.
She seemed to be further away from gaining the Robin-Sophia Group’s project.
The thought ached her heart.
“We’re family. Please don’t mention it again,” Robin replied.
“Family…”
The word fluctuated her heart. Robin was indeed her family, but she had never recognized him. She still hated him to the core not long ago.
However, she slightly changed her mind. After all, he worked hard to protect their family now.
“Since you said you were my family, I’d walked for a long day today. Shouldn’t you do something?” Elise pointed at her ankle, which reddened again, and complained like a child.
“I’ll carry you on my back.”
Robin beamed at her and squatted before her.
After hesitating for a moment, Elise hopped on his back and let him carry her. Once she held his neck, she felt his body heat and smelt his potent hormone. She blushed slightly.
“Let’s go home.”
Robin carried Elise while walking on the street. Many passersby watched them enviously.
This was the first time that Robin carried a girl on his back, and she was his wife, to whom he owed a lot. Elise gave birth to their daughter and had to tolerate mockeries over the years.
“By the way, you know what? I’ve never dated a man. I was a tough businesswoman before. When I studied at the university, I’d already started my business. Later, I didn’t have time to find a boyfriend, and I never had a crush on someone.”
“Now, because of you, you rascal, I still haven’t dated a man, but my daughter is already six. I’m like a blank paper. I’m already 27. Suddenly, I became a woman from a girl. You must compensate me for my youth.”
“Also, if I accepted you, you could never bully me.”
Laying prone on Robin’s back, Elise pressed her lovely face against his shoulder. Elise was touched by his help tonight, so she repeatedly told him some words from her heart.
Finally, a man drank on her behalf to protect her at the dinner party.
Usually, whenever she attended a gathering, others would try to make her drunk so they could bully her.
However, Robin grabbed her glass and drank with Reginald and his men. At that moment, Elise had a crush on Robin. She thought it was not bad to have such a protective husband.
“Why are you so good at drinking?” Elise asked.
“I practiced it in the military. My colleagues and I love Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum the most. Not expensive, nor with a high alcohol by volume. It kept us warm during the cold waves.”
“Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum…”
Elise remembered the name of the rum, but she still dared not to make it a gift.
After returning home, Robin immediately found a quiet place and dialed a number. “Hello, Jeff. Find me a ring for the proposal. Prepare a grand ceremony for me to confess my love.”
He owed Elise such a proposal and had never confessed his love to her.
Therefore, he wanted a grand ceremony to raise an uproar in town. He wanted to show everyone he would make up for the woman who gave birth to their lovely daughter and had suffered greatly in the past seven years.
Robin felt sorry for Elise.
…
Stillwater City Hospital.
In an emergency room, several experienced doctors were rescuing Reginald. They had been busy the whole night and finally made Reginald wake up. Gritting his teeth, he cursed, “Robin Bailey! I must avenge.”
“What’s wrong with you, Son? You have alcohol intoxication. How much did you drink?”
A mid-aged man with a sharp nose stood next to the bed. Seeing Reginald wake up, he walked over with a frown.
“I’ve been framed.”
Reginald told the mid-aged man what had happened.
He was Reginald’s father, Charlie Lucas, Lucas Corporation’s chairman of the board of directors.
“Lands Corporation,” Charlie bit out, a murderous look flashing through his eyes.
How dare they set up his son! He wouldn’t mind teaching them a lesson.
“Father, please don’t do anything to Lands Corporation yet. I have an agreement with David Houry from that company. He’ll use family pressure to let Elise Houry become my mistress. Lucas Corporation and Lands Corporation will cooperate to gain the Robin-Sophia Group’s project.”
Reginald flicked his hand, wishing to deal with the matter himself. After Charlie was gone, he called one of his trusted subordinates. “Ask Bob to come to see me.”
“Yes, Mr. Lucas.”
The subordinate left.
An hour later, he brought a man back.
“Oops, Mr. Lucas. What happened to you? Were you beaten up?”